Ema

Meaning: Whole, universal
Origin: Germanic — Variant of Emma

Girl's name · #1349 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Ema is climbing: on the charts since 1883, it is ranked #1349 in 2025, with about 160 girls given the name last year. Roughly 4,900 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

See where Ema is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Ema is especially popular in Slovenia, Bosnia (FBiH), and Czechia.

#3 in Slovakia (2025, through 10 Dec 2025) · #3 in Slovenia (2025) · #6 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #7 in Czechia (2025) · #7 in Croatia (2025) · #123 in Ecuador (2025) · #177 in Switzerland (2025) · #209 in Austria (2025) · #397 in Norway (2025) · #398 in Belgium (2025) · #598 in France (2025) · #625 in Poland (2025) and 8 more.

Famous Emas

Ema Horvath — American actress (born 1994)
Ema Klinec — Slovenian ski jumper (born 1998)
Ema Stokholma — French-Italian DJ and radio/television presenter (born 1983)
Ema Kozin — Slovenian boxer (born 1998)
Ema Zajmović — Bosnian-Croatian poker player (born 1990)

In stories & tradition

Ema Skye — Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (video game)
Ema Yasuhara — Shirobako (anime series)
Ema Senzaki — Idol in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls and Starlight Stage

What Emas become

Among 290 notable people named Ema:

Entertainers appear 1.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ema Horvath, American actress (born 1994).

Spellings & nicknames

Ema is a rare spelling of Emma — about 1% of babies given the name are written this way; Emma itself ranked #3 in 2025.

Similar names: Emmi · Odette · Emaan · Rhema · Evelina · Emmaline

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